This is just like the situation in Chattanooga. If you don't want these
changes, you need to speak up and contact the Knoxville City Council NOW,
before August 6,
or they are going to set it at four animals. That is a *combination of
four*. So, if you have two dogs and two cats, you are at the limit. As it reads here, you could have two dogs and two hedgehogs and you would be at the limit.
The Knoxville City Council and their contact information are listed following the article. Contact these members and tell them that you do not want these changes.
Knoxville to clarify limit on cats and dogs
9:22 AM, Aug 2, 2013 | 8 comments
Heidi Wigdahl
(WBIR-Knoxville)
How many pets is too many? Knoxville already limits the number of cats
and dogs allowed in a home and that rule may tighten ever further.
The city ordinance, at the moment, states that each person can have a combination of four cats and/or dogs.
The
City of Knoxville Animal Control Board hopes to make the law more
clear, and more strict, by limiting the number to four per household.
For some, that could mean fewer pets would be allowed in their home.
Megan Knoll visits Knoxville's downtown dog park every day with one of her four pets.
"We have a dog who's just over a year, and then two cats and a hedgehog, crazy," she said.
Knoll wants another dog, which would put her at the limit if city council approves the amendment.
"The
original intent of the ordinance for the last 20 years had really been
to limit a reasonable about of animals to any particular household,"
explained Jeff Ashin, CEO of Young Williams Animal Center and member of
the City of Knoxville Animal Control Board.
Ashin said there was
confusion with the ordinance because it focused on owners, instead of
households. The ordinance also does not apply to animals under six
months old.
Animal owners outside of the city in Knox County have different rules that depend on the amount of land they own.
If
a home sits on less than an acre, they can have up to five cats and/or
dogs; 1.5-2 acres, 11-20 cats and/or dogs; 5+ acres, 21 or more cats
and/or dogs.
All animals must be vaccinated.
City Council will vote on the change on Aug. 6.
Ashin said the change does not apply to those who are fostering animals or have them on a temporary basis.
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I think if you are taking care of rhem a few over isn't goung to hurt. They are are like family and now i haft to get rid of them!! I take great care of my animals!!
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